An amusement apparatus having a primary support structure which receives and supports thereon a generally bowl shaped structure including an adjustable amusement surface defined within a periphery of the structure and for conducting user activities which employ a device interacting with the amusement surface; wherein, the amusement surface is arranged to communicate with an entry and an exit and is shaped to allow user travel across a plurality of meridians spanning from a centre to a periphery of said bowl and between 0-360 degrees and while the surface is moving.

The present invention relates to a covered artificial skating rink (1) made up of a closed building built over a slab (5) intended to be covered with ice, characterised in that the skating rink (1) comprises: a refrigeration device (9) connected to a refrigerant network (11) in which a refrigerant fluid circulates; a phase-change material (13) connected to said refrigeration device (9) via the refrigerant network; the phase-change material (13) being configured to keep the ice (7) covering the slab at a temperature below the melting temperature of the ice.

The present invention relates to a covered artificial skating rink (1) made up of a closed building built over a slab (5) intended to be covered with ice, characterised in that the skating rink (1) comprises: a refrigeration device (9) connected to a refrigerant network (11) in which a refrigerant fluid circulates; a phase-change material (13) connected to said refrigeration device (9) via the refrigerant network; the phase-change material (13) being configured to keep the ice (7) covering the slab at a temperature below the melting temperature of the ice.

A skating track, in particular of the skateboard ramp type, includes: a self-supporting carrier structure of rigid foam, able to rest on the ground; and a skating surface attached to the carrier structure. The carrier structure has mortises and tenons embedded in the mortises. The skating surface is fixed to the tenons, the tenons and the mortises coupling the skating surface on the carrier structure and holding it in position.

A skating track, in particular of the skateboard ramp type, includes: a self-supporting carrier structure of rigid foam, able to rest on the ground; and a skating surface attached to the carrier structure. The carrier structure has mortises and tenons embedded in the mortises. The skating surface is fixed to the tenons, the tenons and the mortises coupling the skating surface on the carrier structure and holding it in position.

A movable dasher board system optimizes user safety in a hockey rink or similar arena. A bottom structure, provided by a sliding bottom surface or roller assembly, has low friction characteristics, typically a .sub.s of 0.05 or less with respect to ice if a sliding surface, or if roller bearings an effective coefficient of rolling friction 0.04 or less. A dasher board assembly is operatively connected to and extends upwardly from the bottom structure. Biasing and impact force absorbing devices (such as pneumatic or hydraulic or spring-encasing telescoping tubes, or foam, gel, or compression springs) bias the bottom structure and dasher board assembly to a desired position and absorb the impact of a human hitting the dasher board assembly to minimize the possibility of injury to the human. The system may be installed in a pre-existing rink or other arena.

A movable dasher board system optimizes user safety in a hockey rink or similar arena. A bottom structure, provided by a sliding bottom surface or roller assembly, has low friction characteristics, typically a .sub.s of 0.05 or less with respect to ice if a sliding surface, or if roller bearings an effective coefficient of rolling friction 0.04 or less. A dasher board assembly is operatively connected to and extends upwardly from the bottom structure. Biasing and impact force absorbing devices (such as pneumatic or hydraulic or spring-encasing telescoping tubes, or foam, gel, or compression springs) bias the bottom structure and dasher board assembly to a desired position and absorb the impact of a human hitting the dasher board assembly to minimize the possibility of injury to the human. The system may be installed in a pre-existing rink or other arena.

A synthetic ice panel system for use on a ground surface includes plurality of substantially flat panels that mutually interlock to form a rink, such as for ice skating. Each panel includes a top surface, a bottom surface adapted for resting on the ground surface, and a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge includes a plurality of interlocking tabs and recesses operative to mutually interlock with adjacent panels. Each panel is preferably made with a high-density polymer infused with a lubricant. As such, ice skates and the like are able to slide with relatively low friction on the top surface of the panel. Weather permitting; the panels may be inverted in some embodiments wherein the bottom surface of each panel includes a cooling channel containing a cooling tube through which a coolant flows to freeze water resting on the panel, thereby forming a layer of ice above the panel.

A synthetic ice panel system for use on a ground surface includes plurality of substantially flat panels that mutually interlock to form a rink, such as for ice skating. Each panel includes a top surface, a bottom surface adapted for resting on the ground surface, and a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge includes a plurality of interlocking tabs and recesses operative to mutually interlock with adjacent panels. Each panel is preferably made with a high-density polymer infused with a lubricant. As such, ice skates and the like are able to slide with relatively low friction on the top surface of the panel. Weather permitting; the panels may be inverted in some embodiments wherein the bottom surface of each panel includes a cooling channel containing a cooling tube through which a coolant flows to freeze water resting on the panel, thereby forming a layer of ice above the panel.

An ice rink structure comprising: a sideboard securable to a ground surface and delimiting an inner rink area adjacent the sideboard for receiving water such that an ice surface is formed in the rink area by freezing of the water, the sideboard being hollow and having a sideboard cavity defined therein, the sideboard including a plurality of sideboard sections disposable side-by-side and securable together, wherein each sideboard sections comprises an inner sideboard panel facing towards the rink area and an outer sideboard panel spaced from the inner sideboard panel, away from the rink area, to form the sideboard cavity therebetween, wherein at least one of the inner sideboard panels comprises at least one sideboard opening proximal a bottom sideboard end for providing fluid communication between the inner rink area and the sideboard cavity to allow water from the inner rink area to enter the sideboard cavity.